10 March 2025

This module covers the prevalence of urinary and faecal incontinence, the impact it can have on quality of life, types and causes of urinary and faecal incontinence, an overview of conservative and surgical treatment and how to prevent skin damage.

25 September 2020

Having a good understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the skin can help support and direct the skills used to assess and manage patients’ skin following injury. This module describes the three main layers of the skin and discusses skin pH and the impact that this has on skin care. It also looks at the functions of the skin and the affects of ageing, as well as explaining the phases of wound healing and why holistic wound assessment is vital.

06 October 2020

Discussion, with Simon Barrett, around the use of debridement as part of the wound assessment process.

28 September 2020

This feature looks at good dementia-specific communication skills. There are currently over 800,000 people in the UK living with dementia, including 40,000 younger people. By 2021, the total number of people in the UK living with dementia will exceed one million.  Only one-third of people with dementia are living in care homes, with the remaining two-thirds living in their own homes and communities (Alzheimer’s Society, 2017a). A recent report by the Alzheimer’s Society (Alzheimer’s Society, 2017b) found that 83% of respondents (people with dementia or their carers) said that enabling the person with dementia to stay at home was critical, and 59% said that being an active part of the community was important to the person with dementia.

25 September 2020

This external Advancis module is designed to alert you to the importance of controlling the volume of exudate that a wound is producing.
 

02 April 2024

Join Jaqui Walker, editor-in-chief of the journal, and Susan Brown, advanced nurse practitioner/GPN, as they sit down to have an open discussion about Susan’s recent article on heart failure, teasing out and exploring the themes further to help you gain vital knowledge on how to identify those at risk and improve their management and quality of life.

10 March 2025

Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease occurring in often otherwise healthy adolescents and adults.

05 October 2020

A workshop, by Beverley McLoughlin, exploring exudate and its role in the wound healing process.

25 September 2020

This external, Advancis module examines honey's mode of action, the wounds it can be used on and its healing properties to give the clinician an overview of this versatile substance's clinical applications. The module also takes a look at wound care dressings that contain honey and examines their application in modern wound care. 

25 September 2020

This Advancis module introduces Advazorb hydrophilic foam dressings that control exudate, while also providing a moist wound healing environment.